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"Supplying: From Earth's Depths to the Mediterranean Seas, a Journey of Essential Resources" As winter looms, the fuel crisis intensifies. But fear not

Background imageSupplying Collection: Fuel winter crisis: Heating pumped from the earth and water

Fuel winter crisis: Heating pumped from the earth and water
Diagram illustrating how heat in the earth and water can provide heating for homes and factories. City Electrical Engineer of Norwich

Background imageSupplying Collection: Cutaway model of face

Cutaway model of face
Model of face. Cutaway model of the human face, seen in profile. The internal carotid artery (red, lower right) supplies the forehead, nose, eyes and middle ear with oxygenated blood

Background imageSupplying Collection: Potter's workshop with woman turning the wheel and girl baller supplying the potter with lumps of

Potter's workshop with woman turning the wheel and girl baller supplying the potter with lumps of clay of
531829 Potter's workshop with woman turning the wheel and girl baller supplying the potter with lumps of clay of the correct weight for the next vessel to be thrown

Background imageSupplying Collection: Waterworks at York Buildings, Strand, supplying water to London from the Thames

Waterworks at York Buildings, Strand, supplying water to London from the Thames. Westminster Bridge in background
531769 Waterworks at York Buildings, Strand, supplying water to London from the Thames. Westminster Bridge in background. Savery steam engine unsuccessful: Newcomen engine installed 1726

Background imageSupplying Collection: American landing craft on Okinawa. Landing craft nose inshore to land

American landing craft on Okinawa. Landing craft nose inshore to land troops and supplies as the American invasion of Okinawa, Ryukyu island less than too miles from the Japanese homeland

Background imageSupplying Collection: Snowden & Co, Wholesale Fish Merchants, Custom House Street, Cardiff, Wales

Snowden & Co, Wholesale Fish Merchants, Custom House Street, Cardiff, Wales, 7th July 1958

Background imageSupplying Collection: Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive Winston Churchill NR 965

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive Winston Churchill NR 965
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Burrell Scenic class Showmans Road Locomotive, regn. NR 965, number 3909, Winston Churchill

Background imageSupplying Collection: Turkey. Constantinople - Cistern of Philoxenos

Turkey. Constantinople - Cistern of Philoxenos
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Cistern of Philoxenos or Binbirdirek Cistern, The 1001 columns. It was constructed under a palace in the 5th century

Background imageSupplying Collection: Way to Increase your Greengage Jam Ration

Way to Increase your Greengage Jam Ration
Owing to the short supply of sugar, it was necessary to cut down the amount used in the jam production. Illustrated by William Heath Robinson showing inside a jam factory where every part of

Background imageSupplying Collection: William Heath Robinson shows how a remarkable and most heroic attempt was made by the Italians to

William Heath Robinson shows how a remarkable and most heroic attempt was made by the Italians to convoy fresh fish to their troops through a minefield in the Mediterranean escort by fighter

Background imageSupplying Collection: Advert for Metropolitan Drinking Fountain 1878

Advert for Metropolitan Drinking Fountain 1878
Metropolitan drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, set up in London by Samuel Gurney, a Member of Parliament and philanthropist to supported by voluntary contributions

Background imageSupplying Collection: Laying big main water pipes, Southwark and Vauxhall 1900

Laying big main water pipes, Southwark and Vauxhall 1900
Photograph showing engineers and assistants lifting up heavy large circular piping with a crane ready to be put underground, in the streets of South London

Background imageSupplying Collection: DDE-90036325

DDE-90036325
Riga, Latvia. Wind farm supplying green energy in Eastern Europe. Date: 06/03/2007

Background imageSupplying Collection: Women supplying Refreshments at the Barricades in Paris (engraving)

Women supplying Refreshments at the Barricades in Paris (engraving)
1052513 Women supplying Refreshments at the Barricades in Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women supplying Refreshments at the Barricades in Paris)

Background imageSupplying Collection: Lady Dufferins Fund (engraving)

Lady Dufferins Fund (engraving)
1046322 Lady Dufferins Fund (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Dufferins Fund, for Supplying Female Medical Aid to the Women of India)

Background imageSupplying Collection: Sheds erected for supplying cheap coffee and cocoa for the 'Navvies, 'working on the Railway

Sheds erected for supplying cheap coffee and cocoa for the "Navvies, "working on the Railway, at Pylle
6008101 Sheds erected for supplying cheap coffee and cocoa for the " Navvies, " working on the Railway, at Pylle, in Somersetshire (engraving) by English School

Background imageSupplying Collection: Headstone of Flight-Lieutenant David Lord, VC

Headstone of Flight-Lieutenant David Lord, VC
David Lord is buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery at Oosterbeek. He had spent five years, mostly in India with 31 Squadron

Background imageSupplying Collection: Legionaries picking barley, a cast taken from Trajans Column, AD 110-113 (plaster) (b / w photo)

Legionaries picking barley, a cast taken from Trajans Column, AD 110-113 (plaster) (b / w photo)
ALI215411 Legionaries picking barley, a cast taken from Trajans Column, AD 110-113 (plaster) (b/w photo) by Roman, (2nd century AD); Museo della Civilta Romana, Rome

Background imageSupplying Collection: PLUTO Memorial Port en Bessin Normandy

PLUTO Memorial Port en Bessin Normandy
PLUTO - Pipe Line Under The Ocean was an ingenious method of supplying the Allied Forces with fuel from a main base at Southampton. The idea is said to have been that of Lord Louis Mountbatten

Background imageSupplying Collection: Procuring supplies for a monastery, Greece (chromolitho)

Procuring supplies for a monastery, Greece (chromolitho)
972253 Procuring supplies for a monastery, Greece (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Procuring supplies for a monastery, Greece)

Background imageSupplying Collection: The Oliver Magazine Accoutrements for Infantry Soldiers (engraving)

The Oliver Magazine Accoutrements for Infantry Soldiers (engraving)
1590026 The Oliver Magazine Accoutrements for Infantry Soldiers (engraving) by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Oliver Magazine Accoutrements for Infantry Soldiers)

Background imageSupplying Collection: Taking supplies to a lighthouse during a storm (colour litho)

Taking supplies to a lighthouse during a storm (colour litho)
2779784 Taking supplies to a lighthouse during a storm (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taking supplies to a lighthouse during a storm)

Background imageSupplying Collection: The Ammunition Column (w / c, gouache & chalk on paper)

The Ammunition Column (w / c, gouache & chalk on paper)
OJ451949 The Ammunition Column (w/c, gouache & chalk on paper) by Holiday, Gilbert (1879-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSupplying Collection: Sketches of Chicago (engraving)

Sketches of Chicago (engraving)
1626032 Sketches of Chicago (engraving) by Ridley, Matthew White (1837-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of Chicago)

Background imageSupplying Collection: Appliances for the sick-room (engraving)

Appliances for the sick-room (engraving)
6005628 Appliances for the sick-room (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Appliances for the sick-room)

Background imageSupplying Collection: Automatic machine, An aid to commerce (b / w photo)

Automatic machine, An aid to commerce (b / w photo)
6008237 Automatic machine, An aid to commerce (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Automatic machine, An aid to commerce)

Background imageSupplying Collection: The Fountains in Trafalgar-Square (engraving)

The Fountains in Trafalgar-Square (engraving)
1095460 The Fountains in Trafalgar-Square (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fountains in Trafalgar-Square)

Background imageSupplying Collection: The International Exhibition, Range of Boilers for supplying Steam to Machinery in the Western

The International Exhibition, Range of Boilers for supplying Steam to Machinery in the Western Annexe (engraving)
1620321 The International Exhibition, Range of Boilers for supplying Steam to Machinery in the Western Annexe (engraving) by English School

Background imageSupplying Collection: Major Lothaire, of the Congo Free State (engraving)

Major Lothaire, of the Congo Free State (engraving)
1056671 Major Lothaire, of the Congo Free State (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Major Lothaire, of the Congo Free State)

Background imageSupplying Collection: R. A. Fs Record Supply Drop to Yugoslav Partisans. Parachute borne supplies

R. A. Fs Record Supply Drop to Yugoslav Partisans. Parachute borne supplies
R.A.Fs Record Supply Drop to Yugoslav Partisans. Parachute borne supplies dropping from a supply aircraft to Marshal Titos forces in mountainous country. Circa December 1944

Background imageSupplying Collection: Air transport service delivers the goods in Tunisia. May 7th 1943

Air transport service delivers the goods in Tunisia. May 7th 1943

Background imageSupplying Collection: Photograph taken on a ship transporting stores to Tobruk during Second World War

Photograph taken on a ship transporting stores to Tobruk during Second World War. 22nd November 1941

Background imageSupplying Collection: The Eighth Army was a field army formation of the British Army during the Second World

The Eighth Army was a field army formation of the British Army during the Second World War (Picture) The 8th army in action - location Western Desert. 16th July 1942

Background imageSupplying Collection: Fifth army supply route, Italy. Transport held up while the road is repaired

Fifth army supply route, Italy. Transport held up while the road is repaired, but supplies still have to go through. Mule teams are seem passing the waiting transport

Background imageSupplying Collection: Army supply depot near Anzio beachhead. 2nd June 1944

Army supply depot near Anzio beachhead. 2nd June 1944

Background imageSupplying Collection: This is one of a series of pictures showing the first landing Barge kitchen

This is one of a series of pictures showing the first landing Barge kitchen, a converted Thames barge arriving off the Normandy beachhead

Background imageSupplying Collection: British troops unloading their Artillery, Ammunition in Normandy. 14th June 1944

British troops unloading their Artillery, Ammunition in Normandy. 14th June 1944

Background imageSupplying Collection: Supplies and reinforcements for the troops in Normandy. L. C

Supplies and reinforcements for the troops in Normandy. L. C
Supplies and reinforcements for the troops in Normandy. L.C.Ts leave for the shore. Circa June 1944

Background imageSupplying Collection: Proposed Metropolitan subway under London streets 1853

Proposed Metropolitan subway under London streets 1853
Proposed Metropolitan subway for sewage, gas and water supply. Date: 1853

Background imageSupplying Collection: PAINTING TOY ANIMALS

PAINTING TOY ANIMALS
This woman is working overtime hand-painting toy animals at a north London factory, supplying big orders received from many little girls who want a Noahs Ark like Princess Elizabeths. Date: late 1920s

Background imageSupplying Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20107632

EyeUbiquitous_20107632
Vietnam, Mekong Delta, Man cutting a pineapple in the floating market at Cai Rang near Can Tho

Background imageSupplying Collection: Rochefort, France, In The 18Th Century. The Main Port For Supplying Frances Overseas Possessions

Rochefort, France, In The 18Th Century. The Main Port For Supplying Frances Overseas Possessions. From Xviii Siecle Institutions, Usages Et Costumes, Published Paris 1875

Background imageSupplying Collection: Norias at Orontes River in Hama, Syria

Norias at Orontes River in Hama, Syria
Two norias on opposite banks of the Orontes River in Hama, a city in west Syria. Norias are devices similar to water wheels which were used to lift water to a higher elevation

Background imageSupplying Collection: Noria at Orontes River in Hama, Syria

Noria at Orontes River in Hama, Syria
One of the Norias of Hama, a city in west Syria, as seen through a stone arch at the bank of the Orontes River. Norias are

Background imageSupplying Collection: African Zenega and traders, 17th century

African Zenega and traders, 17th century
African Zenega and traders. 17th-century artwork of traders bartering brandy for water with Zenega (or Sanhaja) people of the African Kingdom of Cayor at Cap-Vert (in what is now Senegal)

Background imageSupplying Collection: Local residents supplying refreshments to trainload of British soldiers who had been

Local residents supplying refreshments to trainload of British soldiers who had been withdrawn from the beaches of Dunkirk on 3-4 June 1940 and brought back to England

Background imageSupplying Collection: Early Vulcan Petrol Tanker supplying BP motor fuel

Early Vulcan Petrol Tanker supplying BP motor fuel. Date: circa 1919



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"Supplying: From Earth's Depths to the Mediterranean Seas, a Journey of Essential Resources" As winter looms, the fuel crisis intensifies. But fear not. Innovative solutions emerge as heating is pumped from the earth and water sources, providing warmth during chilly times. Intriguingly, a cutaway model of a face reveals hidden channels resembling ancient cisterns in Turkey's Constantinople - reminiscent of Philoxenos' architectural marvel. A testament to humanity's timeless quest for efficient supply systems. Looking to increase your greengage jam ration? Look no further. Discover an ingenious method that promises to elevate your sweet indulgence while ensuring sustainable supplies for all. Travel back in time to 1941 when William Heath Robinson showcased Italy's heroic attempt at supplying fresh fish through treacherous minefields. Fighter aircraft escorted their convoy across the Mediterranean, defying danger with unwavering determination. Step into history with an advert from 1878 promoting Metropolitan Drinking Fountains - symbols of progress and accessibility for all thirsty souls seeking refreshment amidst bustling city streets. Witness Southwark and Vauxhall in 1900 as big main water pipes are laid beneath busy roads. The monumental task reflects mankind's commitment to quenching thirst and meeting growing demands head-on. Marvel at Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive Winston Churchill NR 965, symbolizing resilience and fortitude during challenging times. A reminder that even in adversity, supplies must reach their destinations against all odds. Journey along Syria's Orontes River where majestic norias stand tall like guardians of sustenance. These ancient water wheels have supplied communities for centuries – a testament to enduring ingenuity. Experience wartime logistics on Okinawa as American landing craft nose ashore amidst chaos; determined soldiers ensure vital supplies reach those who need them most despite perilous conditions. Closer home in Cardiff, Wales stands Snowden & Co. , Wholesale Fish Merchants, a beacon of seafood abundance.